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The olive tree, deeply tied to agriculture and cultural identity in the region, is associated with this Middle Eastern territory.
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The mango tree, whose fruit is central to its cuisine and culture, is the national tree of this South Asian country.
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A cinchona species, source of the malaria drug quinine, is the national tree of this South American country named for the equator.
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South _ _ _ _ _ _'s national tree is the real yellowwood, prized for its fine timber.
A spruce species found only on a single mountainside, discovered in the 1870s, is the national tree of this Balkan country.
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Antigua and _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s national tree is the whitewood.
BARBUDAA distinctive weeping cultivar of the birch, first found growing wild near a town in Dalarna, is the national tree of this Nordic country.
SWEDENThe linden tree, long associated with community gathering spots in Slavic tradition, is a national symbol of this Central European country.
SLOVENIAThe baobab, several species of which grow only here, is closely associated with this large island nation off East Africa.
MADAGASCARThe deodar, a fragrant cedar species from the western Himalayas, is the national tree of this South Asian country.
PAKISTANThe araguaney, whose yellow blossoms color the landscape each spring, is the national tree of this South American country.
VENEZUELAA cypress species (Cupressus cashmeriana), often planted near temples, is this Himalayan kingdom's national tree.
BHUTANThe Christ's thorn jujube, a thorny drought-tolerant tree, is the national tree of this Persian Gulf nation.
QATARThe _ _ _ _ _ Republic's national tree is the small-leaved lime.
CZECHThe pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is the national tree of this Central European country.
POLAND_ _ _ _ _ Korea's national tree is the Korean red pine.
SOUTHThe strawberry tree, whose red fruit and green leaves echo a national flag's colors, is this Mediterranean country's national tree.
ITALYThe olive tree, said to have been Athena's gift to Athens, is the national tree of this Mediterranean country.
GREECEViburnum, called kalyna, is a folk symbol and national tree deeply woven into the songs and embroidery of this Eastern European country.
UKRAINEThe pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), long a symbol of strength in folklore, is the national tree of this Central European country.
GERMANYThe elm is recognized as a national tree of this landlocked Central European country.
HUNGARYThe monkey puzzle tree (araucaria), sacred to the indigenous Mapuche people, is this South American country's national tree.
CHILEThe ceiba, sacred to the ancient Maya as a link between earth and spirit worlds, is this Central American country's national tree.
GUATEMALAThe Afghan pine is the national tree of this Central/South Asian country.
AFGHANISTANA native pine species discovered by a 19th-century Bulgarian botanist is the national tree of this Balkan country.
MACEDONIAThe small-leaved linden is the national tree of this Baltic country.
LATVIAThe silver birch, its bark once used for papermaking and its wood for saunas, is the national tree of this Nordic country.
FINLANDThe cork oak, harvested for its bark without being felled, is the national tree of this Iberian country and a top cork exporter.
PORTUGALThe pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is the national tree of this Baltic country, the largest of the three Baltic states by both area and population.
LITHUANIAThe frangipani, whose fragrant blossoms are a common sight at temples, is the national tree of this Southeast Asian country.
LAOSRatchaphruek, whose golden-yellow blossoms give it the nickname "golden shower tree," is the national tree of this Southeast Asian country.
THAILANDThe pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is the national tree of this small Eastern European country.
MOLDOVAThe lapacho, whose brilliant pink or yellow blossoms bloom before its leaves, is the national tree of this South American country.
PARAGUAYThe rhododendron, whose red blooms carpet its hillsides each spring, is the national tree of this Himalayan country.
NEPALUnited Arab _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s national tree is the ghaf, adapted to survive extreme desert drought.
EMIRATESThe wax palm of the Quindio region, one of the tallest palm species on Earth, is this South American country's national tree.
COLOMBIALignum vitae, prized for its extremely dense wood, is the national tree of this Caribbean island nation.
BAHAMASThe cherry blossom tree, celebrated each spring in the hanami flower-viewing tradition, is closely tied to this East Asian country.
JAPANThe royal palm, which appears on this Caribbean island nation's coat of arms, is its national tree.
CUBAThe golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) gives its color to this country's national sporting colors of green and gold.
AUSTRALIAThe palmyra palm, whose leaves were historically used for writing manuscripts, is the national tree of this Southeast Asian country.
CAMBODIAThe holm oak (also called the ballota oak), whose acorns feed prized Iberian pigs, is a national tree of this country.
SPAINNew _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s national plant symbol is the silver fern, its fronds famously used on national sporting emblems.
ZEALANDThe pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is the national tree of this Baltic country, whose language is closely related to Finnish rather than to its Baltic neighbors'.
ESTONIAThe cedar, depicted at the center of this Middle Eastern country's flag, is its national tree.
LEBANONNarra, a hardwood tree valued for fine furniture, is the national tree of this Southeast Asian archipelago nation.
PHILIPPINESA maple leaf sits at the center of this North American country's flag, honoring its national tree.
CANADASaudi _ _ _ _ _ _'s national tree is the date palm, an emblem that also appears on its coat of arms.
ARABIAThe pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is the national tree of this Balkan country on the Adriatic Sea.
CROATIAThe dragon blood tree, with its odd umbrella canopy and red resin, is the national tree of this country, found mainly on Socotra.
YEMENThe European beech, whose fresh spring leaves color its forests, is the national tree of this Scandinavian country.
DENMARKA reddish dyewood tree lent its name to this South American country and remains its national tree.
BRAZILThe golden oak (Quercus alnifolia), found nowhere else in the world, is the national tree of this Mediterranean island nation.
CYPRUSThe United _ _ _ _ _ _'s unofficial national tree, designated by Congress in 2004, is the oak.
STATESThis Mediterranean nation's national tree is the olive (Olea europaea), also central to its cuisine and economy.
ALBANIAMerbau, a tropical hardwood used widely in flooring and construction, is a national tree of this Southeast Asian country.
MALAYSIAThe Mediterranean cypress, a common sight in Persian gardens and poetry, is the national tree of this Middle Eastern country.
IRANThe blue mahoe, prized for its blue-tinged timber, is the national tree of this Caribbean island nation.
JAMAICACosta _ _ _ _'s national tree is the guanacaste, whose broad umbrella-shaped canopy also names a province.
RICAThe small-leaved linden is the national tree of this Central European country.
SLOVAKIAThe pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is the national tree of this Eastern European country.
ROMANIAA tree whose star-shaped seed pods give it its common name is the national tree of this Central American country.
PANAMATeak, a durable hardwood long used for shipbuilding and furniture, is a national tree of this Southeast Asian archipelago nation.
INDONESIAThe baobab, capable of living well over a thousand years, is the national tree of this West African country.
SENEGALHonduras mahogany, a prized timber species, is the national tree of this Central American country, whose flag depicts a mahogany tree.
BELIZEThe sessile oak, which once covered much of the island's ancient forests, is the national tree of this country.
IRELANDThe baobab (Adansonia digitata), famed for its water-storing trunk, is this southern African nation's national tree.
ANGOLASri _ _ _ _ _'s national tree is an ironwood species endemic to the island, prized for its dense timber.
LANKAThe _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Republic's national tree is the West Indian mahogany.
DOMINICANThe pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is the national tree of this landlocked Eastern European country.
BELARUSThe olive tree, an ancient symbol of peace in the region, is the national tree of this Middle Eastern country.
ISRAELThe royal palm is the national tree of this Caribbean nation sharing the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.
HAITIThe ahuehuete, or Montezuma cypress, one of which is among the widest tree trunks on Earth, is this North American country's national tree.
MEXICOThe ginkgo, a living fossil species virtually unchanged for millions of years, is this East Asian country's national tree.
CHINAThe lemonwood tree, known locally as madroño, is the national tree of this Central American country.
NICARAGUAA cinchona species, whose bark yields the malaria treatment quinine, is the national tree of this South American country.
PERUAfrican blackwood, a dense timber prized for clarinets and oboes, is the national tree of this East African country.
TANZANIAThe banyan, a fig species that can grow into a vast tangle of aerial roots, is this South Asian country's national tree.
INDIAEl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s national tree is the maquilishuat, whose pink blossoms bloom each spring.
SALVADORThe Għargħar tree, a rare Mediterranean cypress relative, is the national tree of this small island nation.
MALTAThe ceibo, with its bright red-orange blossoms, is both the national tree and national flower of this South American country.
ARGENTINAThe ceibo, with its bright red-orange blossoms, is the national tree of this South American country as well as its northern neighbor.
URUGUAYThe coconut palm, central to daily life and cuisine across its atolls, is the national tree of this Indian Ocean island nation.
MALDIVESThe Siberian larch, a conifer that sheds its needles every autumn, is the national tree of this transcontinental country.
RUSSIAThe United _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s national tree is the pedunculate oak.
KINGDOM_ _ _ _ _ Korea's national tree is the pine.
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